The Largest Known Dart Frog?

Onagro · #1 (**permalink**) 07-14-2006, 06:24 PM

Hello again, everyone! Are there any records of the truly biggest dart frogs? I've heard a load of conflicting info but wondered if anyone knew the truth.

Catfur · #2 (**permalink**) 07-14-2006, 06:29 PM

I don't think there are any real, verified records of what is the largest dart frog. I think by length the largest morphs of trivittatus may have it, and by weight it would probably be tinctorius.

josh raysin · #3 (**permalink**) 07-14-2006, 06:50 PM

you may need to narrow down your search,"dart" isnt too specific as the ones used for darts are terribilis, bicolor and auros of which terribilis would be the largest

Onagro · #4 (**permalink**) 07-14-2006, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by josh raysin

you may need to narrow down your search,"dart" isnt too specific

Sorry about that, I just meant all dendrobatids in general.

frogfarm · #5 (**permalink**) 07-14-2006, 10:51 PM

silverstonei females are pretty big. weightwise i think they may have it. there comparable to a leopard frog.

elmoisfive · #6 (**permalink**) 07-15-2006, 04:27 AM

Having seen silverstonei females, I would not be surprised if they come out on top.

Bill

Frogtofall · #7 (**permalink**) 07-17-2006, 01:00 AM

If its not E. silverstonei then its most definately P. terribilis females. Those ladies get BIG.

Homer · #8 (**permalink**) 07-17-2006, 02:45 AM

A friend of mine keeps E. silverstonei, and told me he recently saw a pair of D. tinctorius 'citronella' that dwarfed any darts he had ever seen. Hands down bigger than terribilis, as that was the exact question I asked him.

It definitely surprised me, but if he said it's so, I would vouch for him.

Frogtofall · #9 (**permalink**) 07-17-2006, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Homer

A friend of mine keeps E. silverstonei, and told me he recently saw a pair of D. tinctorius 'citronella' that dwarfed any darts he had ever seen. Hands down bigger than terribilis, as that was the exact question I asked him.

It definitely surprised me, but if he said it's so, I would vouch for him.

Maybe he's never SEEN a fully grown female gravid P. terribilis or E. trivittatus for that matter.

Homer · #10 (**permalink**) 07-17-2006, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Frogtofall

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Originally Posted by Homer

A friend of mine keeps E. silverstonei, and told me he recently saw a pair of D. tinctorius 'citronella' that dwarfed any darts he had ever seen. Hands down bigger than terribilis, as that was the exact question I asked him.

It definitely surprised me, but if he said it's so, I would vouch for him.

Maybe he's never SEEN a fully grown female gravid P. terribilis or E. trivittatus for that matter.

:lol: I don't think that's the problem. :lol: Hey, Adam, did you snap any pics of that big Citronella that you saw recently?